Program Management
In the realm of effective program management, self-awareness stands as a crucial attribute that can transform average managers into exceptional leaders. Self-awareness encompasses a deep understanding of one’s strengths, weaknesses, emotions, and the impact they have on others. This powerful quality empowers managers to make better decisions, build stronger
System Design
Git Merge Git Merge is a straightforward method for integrating changes from one branch into another. When you merge a branch, Git creates a new commit that combines the changes from both the source and target branches. This new commit represents the merge point and has multiple parent commits. Merging
System Design
Swift Package Manager (SPM) is a powerful tool provided by Apple for managing dependencies in Swift projects. It simplifies the process of integrating third-party libraries and frameworks into your projects, ensuring a smooth development experience. Prior to SPM, I had used cocoapodswhich is still indeed an active project, but with
Product Management
What are Stakeholder Personas? Stakeholder personas are fictional, yet representative, profiles that depict different types of stakeholders involved in a project. These personas are created by analyzing and synthesizing information about the various individuals or groups who have a stake in the project’s outcomes. Personas help organizations gain deeper
System Design
Optionals are a fundamental concept in Swift programming that allow developers to handle situations where a value might be missing. Swift’s optional type system provides a powerful mechanism to express the absence of a value and helps prevent runtime crashes caused by accessing nil values. In this article, we
GenAI
With the story of the year being ChatGPT, squarely focused on everyone from engineers to data scientists, writers, academics, I thought I’d write a blurb on how as a Technical Program Manager, I leverage ChatGPT in my day-to-day. I assume of course unless you have been living under a
Agile
In project management, a Parking Lot is a designated space, either physical or virtual, where ideas, concerns, questions, or issues that arise during project meetings or discussions are recorded. These unresolved matters are “parked” in the lot to be revisited and addressed later, preventing them from derailing the current discussion
Product Management
As a technical program manager, your role involves overseeing and coordinating multiple projects, teams, and stakeholders to achieve organizational objectives. To ensure smooth progress and timely delivery, it’s crucial to measure and optimize the flow of work within your programs. Flow metrics provide valuable insights into the efficiency, bottlenecks,
TPM Basics
In the tech industry, several key roles play a critical part in driving projects, managing teams, and delivering successful products. Three roles that are often discussed and sometimes misunderstood are the Technical Program Manager (TPM), Engineering Manager, and Product Manager. While these roles can overlap in certain areas, they have
DevOps
In the ever-evolving landscape of software development, developers are constantly seeking tools and frameworks that can enhance productivity and scalability. Three technologies that have gained immense popularity in recent years are Golang, Kafka, and Kubernetes. Each of these technologies serves a distinct purpose in the development and deployment of modern
TPM Basics
We use Critical Path as a tool in a project management to help us identify the longest sequence of tasks that must be completed in order for a project to be finished on time. Calculating the critical path is an essential step in project planning and management, as it helps
Agile
User stories are a key element of Agile project management, as they help to define and prioritize the requirements of a project. User stories are brief, concise statements that describe a particular feature or functionality from the perspective of the end user. However, creating user stories can sometimes be a
